Chase Involving Dump Truck in Iredell County Ends with One in Custody

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Jul 31, 2014 at 7:20 PM EDT

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Jul 31, 2014 at 7:52 PM EDT

IREDELL COUNTY, N.C. -- SWAT Team negotiators are on the scene of a standoff involving an armed man in a dump truck. Deputies say the chase began in Statesville and ended in a wooded area behind a rest stop on Interstate 77SB near exit 42.

It is unclear at this time what started the chase.

*James K. Call, dump truck driver who led police on chase and then several hour standoff, now in custody. No injuries.

*Authorities say Call did something similar 15 years ago. He will be taken to a local hospital for mental evaluaton. Today's incident stemmed from armed robbery.

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